Township government · Tuscola County, MI

Columbia Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Columbia Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes89%State tax money7.2%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

89%

of Columbia Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes89%

Property tax
89%$1.2 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.2%$95 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$34 thousand
Fines
1.0%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments36%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

36%

of Columbia Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
36%$478 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$478 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Columbia Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.